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Consumer Data Privacy (S.71) - Overview

This legislation aims to address issues surrounding the protection of consumer data and the regulation of online surveillance practices. The effort reflects growing concerns about digital privacy rights.

posted by | 8397.20pt
March 22, 2025

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Letter: A Plan for Fixing CTE

Dear House Commerce Committee,

Thank you for taking on Career and Technical Education (CTE) reform this year. This is such an important topic for the future of our state and our workforce. Campaign for Vermont has long supported efforts to put these resources front and center in our education system.

posted by | 8397.20pt
March 20, 2025

PRESS RELEASE: Anti-Oversight Bill Raises Red Flags

Montpelier, Vermont – On Tuesday, Campaign for Vermont Prosperity (CFV) issued a statement regarding a bill they say represents a step backwards on ethics reform. “It’s unfortunate,” said CFV Executive Director Ben Kinsley, “we have been making progress on ethics reform for nearly a decade now, but this bill moves us in the wrong direction.”

posted by | 8397.20pt
March 18, 2025

March 15, 2025 Legislative Update

As legislators returned to Montpelier this week we saw some of the hastiest decision-making this year. To be fair, that is usually the case as the cross-over deadline looms large over committee work.

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March 15, 2025

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ACTION ALERT: House Vote to Roll Back Ethics Oversight

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A bill was rushed out of the House Government Operations Committee this week that would allow legislators to exempt themselves from ethics oversight!

posted by | 27pt
March 13, 2025

March 1, 2025 Legislative Update

This was a busy week in the legislature as the Town Meeting Day break loomed and the sorting of what bills will make the critical mid-session crossover deadline began in earnest. This is the milestone by which a bill must be voted out of one chamber (House/Senate) in order to be considered by the other before the end of the legislative session.

posted by | 8397.20pt
March 01, 2025

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2026 Property Tax Bill (H.491) - Overview & Analysis

The annual "yield" bill sets the statewide property tax rates for the following year (in this case FY2026).

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March 01, 2025

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5 districts is unworkable, here's what is.

Dear House and Senate Education Committees,

Thank you for diving into education reform this year with so much vigor. These are necessary and important discussions we should be having. As someone who was in the room as Act 46 was being debated and signed into law, I see many parallels between that process and this one. Having correctly predicted the outcomes of Act 46 (or lack thereof), I have some thoughts to share with you about how to navigate the challenges we are facing today.

posted by | 8397.20pt
February 27, 2025

Feb 22, 2025 Legislative Update

A bill gained traction this week in the House Government Operations Committee that would be a step backwards from a statewide comprehensive ethics framework. The bill, H.1, proposes to exempt the House and Senate Ethics Panels from the requirement to consult with the State Ethics Commission regarding any complaints referred to them by the Commission.

posted by | 8397.20pt
February 22, 2025

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The Future of Vermont Education Reimagined

Close your eyes. Imagine: What do you think education will look like in five years? How about in ten years?

For most of us, education, while having undergone incremental changes, has mostly stayed the same. We picture students sitting at desks with a teacher at the front of a classroom in a brick and mortar school. Students are grouped into grades largely by age. They may take yellow school buses to and from their homes. Minus the laptops, smart phones, and a few other tech gadgets, the environment would not be totally alien to someone from many decades past. We have an opportunity to change all of that and afford students an individualized learning experience that meets them where they are, regardless of age or grade level. And we can do it for little to no cost (maybe even with some cost savings).

posted by | 18pt
February 19, 2025

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